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Moonstone Sleet: A new North Korean threat actor
2024-05-29 12:31

Microsoft has named yet another state-aligned threat actor: Moonstone Sleet, which engages in cyberespionage and ransomware attacks to further goals of the North Korean regime. "Moonstone Sleet uses tactics, techniques, and procedures also used by other North Korean threat actors over the last several years, highlighting the overlap among these groups," Microsoft's threat analysts say.

Machine identities lack essential security controls, pose major threat
2024-05-23 03:00

Siloed approaches to securing human and machine identities are driving identity-based attacks across enterprises and their ecosystems, according to CyberArk. The CyberArk 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report was conducted across private and public sector organizations of 500 employees and above. Machine identities often lack identity security controls.

Rockwell Advises Disconnecting Internet-Facing ICS Devices Amid Cyber Threats
2024-05-22 12:21

Rockwell Automation is urging its customers to disconnect all industrial control systems (ICSs) not meant to be connected to the public-facing internet to mitigate unauthorized or malicious cyber...

Cisco’s Splunk Acquisition Should Help Security Pros See Threats Sooner in Australia and New Zealand
2024-05-16 13:23

Craig Bates, Splunk vice president of Australia and New Zealand, said the deal will help customers defend against modern threats by tooling security operations centres up with end-to-end security and observability. He added security data unification will be key to organisations in the future as they battle threats increasingly launched with the aid of AI. What does the Cisco and Splunk combination mean for cyber security software customers?

FCC reveals Royal Tiger, its first tagged robocall threat actor
2024-05-13 20:45

The Federal Communications Commission has named its first officially designated robocall threat actor 'Royal Tiger,' a move aiming to help international partners and law enforcement more easily track individuals and entities behind repeat robocall campaigns. The Royal Tiger group, allegedly led by Prince Jashvantlal Anand and his associate Kaushal Bhavsar, is operating multiple entities linked to illegal calls in the United States, including VoIP companies Illum Telecommunication Limited, PZ Telecommunication LLC, and One Eye LLC. They routed robocalls in the United States to Texas-based Great Choice Telecom, previously the target of a $225 million forfeiture order and cease-and-desist letters from the FCC and the FTC for placing illegal spoofed robocalls.

MITRE Unveils EMB3D: A Threat-Modeling Framework for Embedded Devices
2024-05-13 14:29

The MITRE Corporation has officially made available a new threat-modeling framework called EMB3D for makers of embedded devices used in critical infrastructure environments. "The model provides a...

Facing down the triple threat
2024-05-13 09:24

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CensysGPT: AI-Powered Threat Hunting for Cybersecurity Pros (Webinar)
2024-05-10 12:52

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity, and those leading the charge are using it to outsmart increasingly advanced cyber threats. Join us for an exciting webinar, "The Future...

May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact
2024-05-10 05:45

The thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday. April 2024 Patch Tuesday turned out to be a busy one with 150 new CVEs addressed by Microsoft.

Ex-White House election threat hunter weighs in on what to expect in November
2024-05-09 21:03

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